Meet the Man Who Beat 'Pac-Man'

[DoctorE]

In 1999, Billy Mitchell was the first person to achieve a perfect score in "Pac-Man." His ability to reach the end of the game even stumped "Pac-Man's" creators and designers, who named him the “video game player of the century.” Here’s what he had to do to beat the game.

[DarthHelmet86]

Buy his hot sauce. It will make you a better gamer and you will beat Pac Man and Donkey Kong as well.

[aban57]

I haven't been into an arcade room in ages...

[crank]

Did anyone see this? It was surprisingly good

[tuco]

Here’s what he had to do to beat the game.

Actually I was disappointed not to hear how long he had to practice and what kind of techniques, if any, he used. He described what is important/essential for beating the game but that does not set him apart.

[SafeAsMilk]

[quote="crank";p="2449290"]Did anyone see this? It was surprisingly good

[youtube]King of Kong[/quote]
Yeah, though apparently quite economical with the truth.

[DoctorE]

King of Kong full

[crank]

[quote="SafeAsMilk";p="2449408"][quote="crank";p="2449290"]Did anyone see this? It was surprisingly good

[youtube]King of Kong[/quote]
Yeah, though apparently quite economical with the truth.[/quote]
In what way? I really barely remember it, from the clips I saw looking for one to post, there seemed to be a lot of people talking about what they'd done or could do, but they aren't shown to be doing any of it.

[SafeAsMilk]

[quote="crank";p="2449877"][quote="SafeAsMilk";p="2449408"][quote="crank";p="2449290"]Did anyone see this? It was surprisingly good

[youtube]King of Kong[/quote]
Yeah, though apparently quite economical with the truth.[/quote]
In what way? I really barely remember it, from the clips I saw looking for one to post, there seemed to be a lot of people talking about what they'd done or could do, but they aren't shown to be doing any of it.[/quote]
It's been awhile since I read about it, but I recall them exaggerating/contriving the rivalry between the two main characters, and being very picky with their footage and facts to give the film a clear hero and villain.

[purplerat]

[quote="SafeAsMilk";p="2449885"][quote="crank";p="2449877"][quote="SafeAsMilk";p="2449408"][quote="crank";p="2449290"]Did anyone see this? It was surprisingly good

[youtube]King of Kong[/quote]
Yeah, though apparently quite economical with the truth.[/quote]
In what way? I really barely remember it, from the clips I saw looking for one to post, there seemed to be a lot of people talking about what they'd done or could do, but they aren't shown to be doing any of it.[/quote]
It's been awhile since I read about it, but I recall them exaggerating/contriving the rivalry between the two main characters, and being very picky with their footage and facts to give the film a clear hero and villain.[/quote]
I loved the film but they definitely built it up that way. I'm not sure how accurately it portrayed reality but it did make for a good story.